Born at only 268 grams, leave a baby maternity in good health: never seen for a boy

JAPAN – This is a performance and a world first. A Japanese boy came out of the hospital from hospital after being born after 22 weeks of pregnancy while weighing only 268 grams.

2019-02-27T08: 53: 18.478Z – The editorial of LCI

He was so small at birth that he was in the palm of his hand. An early-born baby weighs just 268 grams, leaving hospital after five months in healthcare, Keio University in Tokyo said. This is a first in the world: according to known data, such a small child never left a safe motherhood at the time of birth.

The birth of the child had to be provoked after 22 weeks of pregnancy due to growth arrest. After five months of intensive care, he weighed 3,238 kg last week and usually drinks milk.

"Honestly, I wasn't sure if he had survived, I'm glad he gained so much weight." , his mother testified to the media. The doctor who followed the babies, Takeshi Arimitsu, says he is committed to "announcing that even when a baby is born very small, it is possible that he can leave maternity in the form", while He made the decisions about very premature babies caution and ethics.

The survival rate of newborns below 300 g is still very low, says the hospital, "especially when it comes to" a boy ". Previous cases of hospital discharge after several months without health problems of infants born with a weight of less than 300 g were recorded in Germany in 2009 (274 g), in Japan 2009 (297 g), 2011 (294 g) and 2015 (289 g), according to an international registration held by the University of Iowa (USA).

These children should receive special medical attention at least during their first year.